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AutoZone, Inc. is a retailer and a distributor of automotive replacement parts and accessories. The company operates in the following segments: Auto Parts Stores, ALLDATA, E-commerce and AutoAnything. The Auto Parts Stores segment is a retailer and distributor of automotive parts and accessories through the company's stores in the U. S., Puerto Rico, Mexico and Brazil. Each store carries an extensive product line for cars, sport utility vehicles, vans and light trucks, including new and remanufactured automotive hard parts, maintenance items, accessories and non-automotive products. The operating segments include ALLDATA, which produces, sells and maintains diagnostic and repair information software used in the automotive repair industry; E-commerce, which includes direct sales to customers through www.autozone.com; and AutoAnything, which includes direct sales to customers through www.autoanything.com. AutoZone was founded by Joseph R. Hyde, III on July 4, 1979 and is headquartered in Memphis, TN. [...] more

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